Rural free delivery started in 1891.
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Rural free delivery
That abbreviation would be RFD.
Rural free delivery
Rural Free Delivery
R.F.D. stands for Rural Free Delivery. In the years preceding and during the time The Andy Griffith Show was on the post office delivered mail to rural areas without extra cost to the reciever.
The cast of A Rural Free Delivery Romance - 1914 includes: Morgan Jones as Post Office Inspector Boyd Marshall as Fred - a Rural Mail Driver Claude Seixas as Mail Driver
Rural Free Delivery
Home mail service.
Rural Free Delivery (RFD). Original rural mail delivery implemented in the late 1800's to early 1900's by the Postal Service. Precursor to the modern rural route system in place now.
Rural Free Delivery (RFD) is a service which began in the United States in the late 19th century, to Postal Service mail carriers deliver mail directly to rural farm families. Prior to Rural Free Delivery, individuals living in more remote homesteads had to go to town to pick up mail themselves at distant post offices (which in some cases was only done once a month when already in town to buy supplies, etc.) or pay private carriers for delivery.